By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board held a special meeting Monday night to allow community members interested in the seat vacated by Justin Kosanko to present...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “If we all would give, this would be a beautiful place to live. You have to give back to your community. You can’t keep taking without giving something back.” Those ar...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With more than 25 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the California Area School District, new revisions to the health and safety plan are now in place. To read ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The Eden Park Roller Rink in McKeesport has a special place in the memories of many local residents.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley...

Claudia McFeely and Xzavier Wergin of Dunlevy decorate snowman cookies Saturday at a Snow Ball party at His Place Coffee, Community and More in Monessen.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen needs a city administrator. Mayor Ron Mozer has been acting in that capacity since his inauguration and said he can’t keep doing it. To read the rest of ...

By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI In 2016, 45 Centers of Excellence were established throughout Pennsylvania by the Wolf administration with the goal of helping Pennsylvania residents who suffer from ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After months of discussion at meetings, White Oak council last week entered into a new animal control contract. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subs...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com California Area Superintendent Dr. Laura Jacob will bear the cold and take a leap for her students next month. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or sub...

The Belle Vernon Area cheerleaders played musical chairs during halftime of Friday’s boys basketball game against Mt. Pleasant. Senior Mia Laux won and junior Gwen Duranti was the runner-up.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Charleroi has a new space-age restaurant, thanks in part to a microloan from the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A few public school districts in the Mon-Yough Valley will be able to bolster either programs or safety equipment thanks to state Safe Schools grants awarded Friday. T...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Friday night’s blast of cold air prompted Pennsylvania American Water Co. to urge Mon Valley customers to prepare now to prevent frozen or broken pipes. To read the re...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A local 9-year-old boy was seriously injured last weekend while riding the Mountain Coaster alpine slide at Wisp Resort in McHenry, Md.   To read the rest of...

Ringgold High School cheer coach Carly Kirchner holds her son Luke, 2, during halftime of Thursday’s girls basketball game against Serra Catholic.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen was able to meet its payroll obligations this week, but the rest of the monthly financial picture is rather bleak. To read the rest of the st...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com School bus runs being frequently canceled remains an issue in the McKeesport Area School District. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Val...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Elementary Center physical education teacher Amanda Bashioum is hoping to bring technology into the gym. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy o...

By CHASITY CAPASSO For the MVI Rostraver Township commissioners heard from two residents concerned about roads during a workshop meeting Wednesday.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy o...

By CHASITY CAPASSO For the MVI The Monessen Family Center (MFC) is one of the first original state-funded family centers in the region. It started in 1994 as a collaborative effort between Monessen Sc...